Dan Sheehan set for first Leinster appearance of the season after recovering from ACL injury

James Lowe also returns from injury and is set to feature for the province for the first time since October.

BACK: Dan Sheehan during a Leinster Rugby squad training at Thornfield in Dublin. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Dan Sheehan and James Lowe return to the Leinster team to take on DHL Stormers in Round 10 of the BKT United Rugby Championship on Saturday at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 5pm)

Sheehan captains the side on his first appearance of the season after recovering from an ACL injury while Lowe also returns from injury and is set to feature for the first time since October.

Henry McErlean will make his first outing of the campaign at full-back, with Paddy McCarthy hoping to come off the bench for his first minutes of the season while Will Connors has been named among the replacements after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Academy duo McErlean and Andrew Osborne complete the back three. With a combined total of nearly 400 Leinster appearances under their belts, Ross Byrne and Luke McGrath provide a wealth of experience in the half-back positions.

Jordie Barrett retains his place at 12 following last Saturday's 47-21 win over Bath in the Investec Champions Cup and he is partnered in the centre by Liam Turner.

In the pack, Rabah Slimani and Max Deegan keep their places in the starting XV, although the latter shifts over from flanker to number eight.

Jack Boyle joins Slimani and Sheehan in the front row, with RG Snyman and Brian Deeny offering the support from the second row.

Meanwhile, Alex Soroka and Scott Penny have been named on the flanks for Saturday's showdown with the Stormers.

John McKee and Rory McGuire join Paddy McCarthy in offering front row reinforcements while Diarmuid Mangan and James Culhane take their place among the replacements. Connors returns from his injury layoff to complete a 6-2 split on the Leinster bench, with Cormac Foley and Charlie Tector providing the backline cover.

Due to flight cancelations and travel disruptions as a result of Storm Éowyn, Eoghan Cross has been appointed as referee for this game to replace Andrea Piardi.

Leinster: H McErlean, A Osborne, L Turner, J Barrett, J Lowe, R Byrne, L McGrath, J Boyle, D Sheehan, R Slimani, RG Snyman, B Deeny, A Soroka, S Penny, M Deegan,

Replacements: J McKee, P McCarthy, R McGuire, D Mangan, J Culhane, W Connors, C Foley, C Tector.